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Schulich report shares what Canadian companies are doing to prepare for flu pandemic

Severe pandemic could significantly curb corporate profits

By: Megan Harman
June 22, 2009 June 22, 2009
18:28

Women in capital markets make no gains despite industry growth: study

Percentage of female investment advisors remains constant

By: Megan Harman
June 22, 2009 June 22, 2009
14:56

Fixed-income business lifts securities industry performance in first quarter: IIAC

Retail business suffers set back

By: IE Staff
June 22, 2009 June 22, 2009
14:15

Canadian institutions shy away from electronic trading: Greenwich

Shift reflects the breakdown in many algorithmic trading strategies during market turmoil

By: James Langton
June 22, 2009 June 22, 2009
13:40

Scotia Private Client Group introduces access to Scotia Cassels accounts online

Scotia Private Client Group clients with Scotia Cassels accounts will be able to view their investment portfolios on the internet through Scotia OnLine, Scotiabank’s internet…

By: IE Staff
June 22, 2009 June 22, 2009
11:01

Ontario court dismisses CIBC overtime lawsuit

Case does not qualify as a class-action proceeding

By: Megan Harman
June 18, 2009 June 18, 2009
16:47

U.S. exchanges expand presence in carbon market

Deutsche Bank launches a real-time carbon counter

By: James Langton
June 18, 2009 June 18, 2009
14:25

Raymond James appoints CWT as trustee

Canadian Western Trust Company has been appointed as trustee for all self-directed registered and education savings plans administered by investment dealer Raymond James Ltd., the…

By: IE Staff
June 18, 2009 June 18, 2009
13:05

Report calls for 40% gender equality target for corporate boards

Low proportion of women directors is no longer acceptable, IGPPO says

By: IE Staff
June 18, 2009 June 18, 2009
12:55

Mutual fund executives explore SRI opportunities

Executives to outline principles for green investing at industry event

By: Megan Harman
June 18, 2009 June 18, 2009
12:10

GMP Capital declares common share dividend

GMP Capital Inc. Thursday declared a cash dividend of 5¢ per common share, representing payment for the second quarter ended June 30, payable on July…

By: IE Staff
June 18, 2009 June 18, 2009
09:50

RiskMetrics to survey institutional clients on proxy voting

RiskMetrics Group is seeking input from its institutional clients on proxy voting policies for the coming year.The firm said that its policy formulation process will…

By: James Langton
June 18, 2009 June 18, 2009
07:30

Capital levels robust at Canadian banks: DBRS

Quality of capital expected to remain relatively steady

By: IE Staff
June 17, 2009 June 17, 2009
14:38

Finance officers predict economic recovery early in 2010: study

Execs in the finance and insurance sector are significantly less optimistic

By: Megan Harman
June 17, 2009 June 17, 2009
10:05

Hedge fund performance picks up in May

Hedge fund returns continued to gather momentum in May, and are up about 7% for the year, according to RBC Capital Markets.RBC reported that its…

By: James Langton
June 16, 2009 June 16, 2009
15:36

Part 4: Advisor cracks open his fee-based book

By: Terry Ritchie
June 16, 2009 December 15, 2017
10:19

UBS debt and deposit ratings on review: Moody’s

Moody’s Investors Service has placed the long-term debt and deposit ratings of Swiss bank UBS AG on review for possible downgrade, citing the fact that…

By: James Langton
June 15, 2009 June 15, 2009
15:50

CIBC extends six-day banking to 54 more branches across Canada

CIBC announced Monday the addition of six-day full-service banking at an additional 54 existing branches across the country.The majority of these branches will begin offering…

By: IE Staff
June 15, 2009 June 15, 2009
10:40